Verifying Installation; Start Menu; Services List; Device Manager - Promise Technology VTrak E610f Product Manual

Verifying Installation

Before you can verify PerfectPath installation:
• Your Host PC must have multiple data-path connections to the VTrak
subsystem.
• The VTrak must be fully booted.
• The VTrak must have at least one logical drive.
See "Making Management and Data Connections" on page 19 for information
about making data connections. See "Creating a Disk Array" on page 139 or
page 189 for information about creating RAID arrays and logical drives.
You can verify Perfect Path installation on the Host PC in one of three ways:
•

Start Menu

•

Services List

•

Device Manager

Start Menu
To verify PerfectPath installation in the Start menu:
From the Start menu, choose Programs > PerfectPath > PerfectPath View.
The PerfectPath View software starts.
Services List
To verify PerfectPath installation in the Services list:
1. From the Windows desktop, right click the My Computer icon and choose
Manage from the dropdown menu.
2. In the Computer Management tree, click the + icon beside Services and
Applications.
3. Click the Services icon.
4. In the Services window, look for the PerfectPath Events Service.
If the PerfectPath Events Service is present, PerfectPath has been installed.
The Service should be Started and set to Automatic on the Local System.
Device Manager
To verify PerfectPath installation in the Device Manager:
1. From the Windows desktop, right click the My Computer icon and choose
Manage from the dropdown menu.
2. In the Computer Management tree, click the Device Manager icon.
3. In the Computer Management window, click Disk drives.
Appendix B: Multipathing on Windows
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